Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] end [prep] " in BNC.

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1 And all thanks I got was to be sacked at end of summer — though only for a few months , that is , 'cos of the revolution .
2 Thus , the interests of employees , customers , or the local community , for example , may be served only as a means of increasing shareholder wealth and may not be treated as ends in their own right .
3 While this instrument is in a way value-neutral and may be used for ends of which different commentators may approve or disapprove , it may turn out to be — is indeed intended to be — a powerful force for overdue change , increased coherence and strengthened accountability .
4 It must then be levelled from end to end and side to side by means of a board and spirit level ( Fig 2b ) .
5 Fig. 2 ( b ) The pool must be levelled from end to end and from side to side by means of a board and spirit level .
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